Ridgley, Charles William Sr.

1922 - 1979  (57 years)

• Name	Ridgley, Charles William
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	5 Apr 1922	Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RIDG.C002
  _FGRAVE	2568816
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [1]
  	U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Name: Charles W Ridgley Service Info.: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II Birth Date: 5 Apr 1922 Death Date: 29 Jun 1979 Service Start Date: 8 Jun 1944 Interment Date: 2 Jul 1979 Cemetery: Danville National Cemetery, IL Section 16 Site 179
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	29 Jun 1979	Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Ridgley, Charles William Jr.
  Person ID	I24430	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ridgley, Roy Everett,   b. 1893, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 1957, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Earnst, Sarah J. 'Sadie',   b. 25 Mar 1888, Illinois d. 9 Apr 1970, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1912  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 19 years and 7 months - She was 24 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F2695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dawson, Julia Fern,   b. 1917   d. 1982 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F10642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Apr 1922 - Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 29 Jun 1979 - Illinois Burial - - Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6715] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ridgley, Charles William Jr., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2568816/charles-william-ridgley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2700] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ridgley, Sadie and Roy, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ridgley&GSiman=1&GScid=1243692&GRid=31365513&) (Reliability: 2).